Are You Registered to Vote ?
Up to 4,312 young people in Donegal may not be on the electoral register.
The registration deadline is Tuesday, May 5th.
The Government will hold referendums on 22 May 2015 on two proposed amendments to the Constitution of Ireland.
The amendments, which were among those recommended by the Constitutional Convention, would reduce the age of candidacy for the President of Ireland from 35 to 21, and permit same sex marriage.
A recent RedC /NYCI poll showed one in three young people aged between 18 and 25 are not on the electoral register. Are you registered?
The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is urging young people to make sure they have registered to vote in time for the upcoming referendums on May 22nd. Based on the most recent data from the Central Statistics Office that would mean up to 4312 young people in County Donegal risk missing out on being able to vote.
Any young person who is 18 years of age on or before the 22nd of May is eligible to vote. If they are not currently registered, they can do so by downloading and filling in the RFA2 form at www.checktheregister.ie. This form must be brought to and stamped at a Garda Station where the applicant is required to bring ID and returned to the local authority before close of business on Tuesday May 5th next.
With the upcoming bank holiday weekend the latest day for posting the form is effectively Friday 1st May 2015.
(Source – Donegal Now – 29/04/2015)